The Nootti Museum of Eastern Relations will open in the building, which will tell about political history, relations between Finns and Russians, the Soviet Union, as well as modern times.
In the Finnish city of Tampere, the museum of Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin is closed forever. Broadcaster Yle reported this on Sunday, November 3.
In February, the Nootti Museum of Eastern Relations will open in the building, which will tell about political history, relations between Finns and Russians, the Soviet Union, as well as modern times.
The museum was founded by the Finland-USSR Society in 1946 – the location was chosen because the future Soviet dictators Lenin and Stalin first met in this building in Tampere in 1905.
However, now the museum does not want to carry Lenin’s name because it leads to misunderstanding.
“The name itself evokes many associations in people,” explains museum director Kalle Kallio.
The closure was announced in the spring. The news aroused intense interest abroad. It has been widely reported in Europe, as far away as Italy and Hungary. Even the powerful British newspaper The Times published an article about it.
The Russians, of course, were also interested in the news, and the director of the museum refused to contact the Russians: “I answered that, unfortunately, I can’t now, and I hope for understanding. “
He said the shutdown situation could “easily be a hybrid action.”
“We don’t want to be part of propaganda wars or government policies. We want to engage in normal, safe museum activities,” Kallio added.
The Russian media, in particular, claimed that the decision to close the museum was made in Washington (USA), even though it was made in Tampere.
We remind you that the Finnish authorities have launched a large-scale operation to confiscate Russian state assets.
Also Finland has finally closed two checkpoints on the border with Russia.
Source: korrespondent
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